JOHN SHIRK - Hope in the LORD renews our strength. Isaiah 40, verse 31 gives us some word pictures to describe what it looks like when we have hope in the LORD. This devotional reflects on how hope energizes our faith.
JOHN SHIRK - God's grace is generous, and can be seen in His good gifts that He provides for us. This devotional examines some of those good gifts that meets our needs.
JOHN SHIRK - This devotional explores the meaning and implications of Proverbs 30, verse 5, which tells us that "every word of God is flawless."
JOHN SHIRK - The prophet Isaiah wrote, "Your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear." Our sin hinders our relationship with God. The good news is that the grace of Jesus is able to…
JOHN SHIRK - In the future, there will be a Highway of Holiness in a place of beauty and healing. Jesus is leading His followers to such a place. This devotional offers a brief description of that highway and who will be on it.
JOHN SHIRK - The Apostle Paul prayed that we might grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. While it is difficult to fully fathom the dimensions of God's love for us, here are some examples found in the Bible. I pray that these…
JOHN SHIRK - One of the big disputes between Jesus and the Pharisees concerned the freedoms that Jesus exercised on the Sabbath to help people. This devotional explores Jesus as the Lord of the Sabbath.
JOHN SHIRK - One of the most quoted Psalms in the Bible is Psalm 23. David, man after God's own heart, wrote this Psalm. His desire was to be with the Lord and to worship Him, because David recognized His worthiness. And he was confident that as he walked…
JOHN SHIRK - The things of this world often fall short of our expectations leaving us in a place of disappointment. But when God's power moves through us to accomplish His redemptive purposes, we are deeply moved to a place of worship. We are made to…
JOHN SHIRK - According to Hebrews 1, Jesus is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His being. One of the ways in which Jesus represented the Father accurately was through His teaching. As we follow Jesus day by day, we see more…
JOHN SHIRK -This devotional remembers how Jesus fed at least five thousand people from one boy's lunch. This true story illustrates how God can take our offerings, and multiply them for His glory.
